{"id":1201642,"date":"2016-10-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=2e5809aeba4dc19ce2fa1bdad92956b7"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:13:48","slug":"returning-to-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/returning-to-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning to Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For someone who feasibly lives merely a day&#8217;s hard drive from the glorious expanse that is Namibia, I visit very seldom. I suppose that&#8217;s the way it is &#8211; life gets in the way, other destinations beckon&#8230;but that will change soon.<\/p>\n<p>We will be embarking on a 24-day camping adventure, with families in tow, across a vast portion of Namibia. That&#8217;s something we South Africans love to do &#8211; overland camping, lugging everything along from a freezer to a portable shower to a mini-kitchen, &#8220;spending a fortune to live like a hobo&#8221;, as the meme goes.<\/p>\n<p>We were originally only going to go to Etosha for 2 weeks, but then we got thinking &#8211; we will be there already, why not add another week?<\/p>\n<p>So here is a quick rundown of our trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Etosha National Park<\/li>\n<li>Spitzkoppe<\/li>\n<li>Sossusvlei<\/li>\n<li>Namib Rand Reserve<\/li>\n<li>Quiver Tree Forest<\/li>\n<li>Fish River Canyon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"none\">As you can see, it&#8217;s a veritable bucket list of destinations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oLeAtN_lfI4\/WAfdma1s01I\/AAAAAAAB8Gg\/vHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB\/s640\/black_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oLeAtN_lfI4%2FWAfdma1s01I%2FAAAAAAAB8Gg%2FvHnEF4n8qsIyQiKfiXCOZofv_c3SbMI_wCLcB%2Fs640%2Fblack_rhino_pose_4_2013.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"613\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">We hiked the Fish River Canyon in 2009, and visited Etosha last in 2013, but I haven&#8217;t been to the Namib desert regions since 1995! To say we are excited is an understatement&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">Camping with those you love under the immense stars in the wide spaces of Namibia for 3 weeks, cut off from social media and the political turmoil and all the drama in the world&#8230;eating good food, drinking good wine, taking some photos, reflecting on how God has blessed us&#8230;what more could you want?<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\">See you all on the flipside&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PDtNXk118aY\/UZ7kJ6ObgZI\/AAAAAAAAQow\/hqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB\/s640\/namib%2Bkopje2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/glide\/image\/fetch\/https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PDtNXk118aY%2FUZ7kJ6ObgZI%2FAAAAAAAAQow%2FhqEGUpXopfwGzIBbPLIvqduMi7H1o0a9wCPcB%2Fs640%2Fnamib%252Bkopje2.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"613\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Morkel Erasmus<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-6-center'><span class='maxbutton-6-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-subscribe-to-our-free-newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/subscribe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class='mb-text'>Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For someone who feasibly lives merely a day&#8217;s hard drive from the glorious expanse that is Namibia, I visit very seldom. I suppose that&#8217;s the way it is &#8211; life gets in the way, other destinations beckon&#8230;but that will change soon. 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